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Below: On April 16, 2014, ABC’s 7.30 ran a segment detailing Government proposals that the pension age in Australia be increased to 70.




Below: On April 13, Channel 7’s Sunrise program ran a report on Government proposals that the pension age in Australia be increased to 70.




Below: On March 24, 2014, the ABC ran a report on plans being made by the Chinese government to increase the retirement age in China.




Below:On November 20, 2012, Today Tonight ran report on whether grown-up children should be required to financially support their elderly parents.




Below:On December 5, 2010, the ABC televised a report on age discrimination in the Australian workforce.






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On May 2, 2014, The Conversation published an opinion piece by Rafal Chomik, Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, UNSW at Australian School of Business.
The piece argues that a single pension age to fit all people can disadvantage groups with a systematically lower level of life expectancy, in particular the poor.
The full text of this argument can be accessed at http://theconversation.com/the-pension-age-is-rising-to-70-a-case-of-one-size-fits-some-25537

On May 1, 2014, The Conversation published an opinion piece by Ross Guest, Head of the Department of Accounting Finance and Economics and Professor of Economics at Griffith University. The piece is titled 'The argument for changing the age pension doesn't stack up'.
The piece argues that the basis on which arguments have been put for an increase in the retirement age is faulted.
The full text of this article can be found at http://theconversation.com/the-argument-for-changing-the-age-pension-doesnt-stack-up-26046

On April 23, 2014, The Illawarra Mercury published a comment by Cassandra Goodies, a spokesperson for ACOSS titled 'Pensions: what we must consider before raising the eligibility age'.
The piece argues that care must be taken to ensure that changes to pension eligibility do not disadvantage particular groups.
The full text of this comment can be accessed at http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/2236262/pensions-what-we-must-consider-before-raising-the-eligibility-age/

On April 17, 2014, the ABC's opinion site, The Drum, published a comment by Emily Millane, which argues that simply raising the pension age is a simplistic response to the problems posed by an aging population.
The full text of this argument can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-17/millane-beware-blunt-response-to-age-pension-debate/5396292

On April 10, 2014, The Guardian published an analysis in which it considered the proposal made by the federal treasurer, Joe Hockey, that the age for accessing the age pension be increased to 70.
The full text of this article can be accessed at http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/10/joe-hockey-says-raising-pension-age-would-be-fiscally-prudent

On November 24, 2013, The Conversation published a background piece considering a report from the Grattan Institute arguing that the Australian Government should tighten the welfare system for older Australians, adding the family home to the assets test for the age pension and limiting tax concessions on superannuation contributions.
The full text of this analysis can be found at http://theconversation.com/cut-welfare-to-older-australians-to-balance-the-budget-report-20649

On May 29, 2013, The Conversation published an opinion piece by Dr Malcolm Fisk, Co-Director of the Age Research Centre at Coventry University. Dr Fisk argues that for many older people and for our society aging can be an opportunity to continue to contribute productively.
The full text of this piece can be found at http://theconversation.com/older-people-are-more-than-a-cost-benefit-equation-14015

In May 2013, The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) released a report titled 'Work Longer; Live Healthier' which claims that longer participation in the workforce promotes physical and psychological health.
The full text of this report can be found at http://www.iea.org.uk/sites/default/files/in-the-media/files/Work%20Longer,%20Live_Healthier.pdf

On September 28, 2012, The Conversation published an opinion piece by Rafal Chomik, Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, UNSW at Australian School of Business. The piece argues that dependency ratios in Australia have been viewed too simplistically.
The full text of this piece can be found at http://theconversation.com/its-time-to-redefine-the-traditional-working-age-9829

In June 2012 the Australian Human Rights Commission published a report titled 'Working past our 60s: Reforming laws and policies (2012)'
The report produced by Age Discrimination Commissioner, Susan Ryan, considered the various impediments older Australians face when seeking to remain in the workforce.
The full text of this report can be accessed at https://www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/working-past-our-60s-reforming-laws-and-policies-2012

In January 2010 the Australian Government released the Intergenerational Report 2010 titled 'Australia to 2050: future challenges'. The report looks at the probable impacts of an aging Australian population on productivity and sustainability of current living standards.
The full text of this report can be accessed at http://archive.treasury.gov.au/igr/igr2010/report/pdf/IGR_2010.pdf